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PolishSausage
PolishSausagestarted grow question 4 years ago
I have some white markings on my leaves. Is it from bugs or mold? The plants are outside took a couple of pictures of whats on the leaves.
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Cannabeast40
Cannabeast40answered grow question 4 years ago
Looks like aphid´s to me, you cant really avoid it outside 😊 dosent look bad at all, but to be on the safe side you could spray with neem oil😀 wish you best of luck mate 🙏
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
To me it looks like aphid damage. If it is not too severe, leaving your plant alone and waiting for the predators to show up and eat the aphids can be the easiest solution to your issue. Maintaining a balanced ecosystem in your yard by not spraying chemicals and letting nature work things out is often the best option. The aphids may appear to increase for a day or three, but soon enough the ladybirds, wasps and even small birds will find them and reduce their numbers to a point where they are not causing any real damage to the plant. Spraying with chemicals also kills the good bugs, creating an environment where the bad bugs build up, so then spraying again to get rid of the bad bugs, which also kills the good bugs then allows the bad bugs to attack again, so spraying again............... it ends up a never ending merry-go-round of spraying. Leaving nature to sort things out by not spraying enhances/encourages a balanced ecosystem that looks after itself. Besides, do you really want to spray chemicals on a plant you intend to smoke? A few spotty leaves is an acceptable trade off for having clean buds in my opinion! Hope this helps, Organoman.
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ChitownCannaChica
ChitownCannaChicaanswered grow question 4 years ago
Ouch! That’s the tell tale sign of SPIDER MITES! If you can—- take the lady out and spray her down with a hose. And clean your areas and then spray on an IPM solution a few times. Totally treatable, but annoying! Good luck! ✌️🏻💚🌿💨
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youngatheart
youngatheartanswered grow question 4 years ago
Definitely bug bites. If only a few leafs affected then you shouldn´t worry. If it spreads rapidly then use neem oil or better Rhino Skin.
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Hydro_Hiebs
Hydro_Hiebsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Do you notice any fly bug in your grow space? I had a similar issue but the white spots were more like a swirl. It turned out to be thrips. If you don't see any fly bug then flip the leaf and check the backside of leaf closely. You will find some tiny dark dots if that's the spider mite. Here is a useful link: https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-problems/how-to-get-rid-of-spider-mites Hope it helps!
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